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One of the most important things you do each year as a music therapist and member of AMTA is complete the annual AMTA Survey. Please go to the following url no later than September 1, 2017 and enter your survey responses at a time that is most convenient for you. Help us draw an accurate picture of the music therapy profession.

Online registration for the 2017 AMTA Annual Conference is open and there are many ways to register. Click the "Attend a Conference" button for more information. Make your plans now to attend "A Mindful Approach to Music Therapy."

A star-studded cast will perform for the PBS live broadcast of the National Memorial Day concert. During the performance segment, featuring acclaimed singer Renée Fleming, a special moment will be dedicated to the importance of music therapy services for veterans.

“Breakthroughs with Music Therapy: Recovery, Resilience & Quality of Life,” will feature poignant stories and cutting-edge research focusing on three areas of Music Therapy practice as part of the Kennedy Center-NIH partnership, “Music and the Mind.” Join the AMTA Board of Directors for this historic event.

As a reminder, AMTA is receiving applications for the positions of Editor-in-Chief for its two journals, JMT and MTP. The application period will extend through Friday, May 26 5:00pm ET to allow interested parties at academic institutions extra time around the busy end of semester. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the Co-Chairs of the Editor-in-Chief Selection Committee, Drs. Mary Adamek (mary-adamek@uiowa.edu) and Michele Forinash (forinasm@lesley.edu), with questions.

Join us for a major national event made possible by a partnership between the Kennedy Center, Renée Fleming and the National Institutes of Health, "Sound Health: Music and the Mind." Weekend events with the National Symphony Orchestra, renowned speakers Daniel Levitin, Charles Limb, Sheri Robb, Francis Collins, Ani Patel, Ben Folds, Edwin Outwater, Renée Fleming, and more! This event will likely sell out fast, so don't delay your ticket purchase.

Representative Dave Loebsack (IA-02) introduced House Resolution 265, which declares the week of April 24, 2017 through April 28, 2017, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Awareness Week.

This is the final weekend to submit your concurrent session proposal for the 2017 AMTA Conference, "A Mindful Approach to Music Therapy" in St. Louis – November 15–19 – concurrent sessions November 17–19! The submission deadline is Monday, April 10, 2017. Click on "Attend a Conference" to find the online submission form. Share your music therapy knowledge, expertise, exciting topics, and trends with the music therapy community. We look forward to your presentation!

Calling on all music therapists: share your knowledge and expertise along with exciting topics and trends! Submit your concurrent session proposal NOW for the 2017 AMTA Conference, "A Mindful Approach to Music Therapy" in St. Louis, MO, November 15-19. The Deadline is Monday, April 10, 2017 – Only 5 days left! Click the "Attend a Conference" button for details.

Be on the lookout for an editorial by Dr. Daniel Levitin, noted neuroscientist & New York Times best-selling author, scheduled to be published in the Daily Beast. Dr. Levitin will respond to anti-regulation arguments regarding licensure of music therapists & others. He will also emphasize & champion the scientific basis & clinical importance of music therapy while differentiating from unrelated industries that do not serve vulnerable & at-risk populations.

The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) invites applicants for two positions as Editors-in-Chief for AMTA’s journals, the Journal of Music Therapy (JMT) and Music Therapy Perspectives (MTP). Submissions are invited immediately and must be received no later than 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 26, 2017, 5:00 pm Eastern time.

On March 16, 2017, President Trump released his FY 2018 budget blueprint. The President’s budget proposes cuts to many programs and the elimination of entire agencies. Please note that the President's budget request is a first step in a very long budget process.